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rupture

n. the act of making a sudden noisy break

rupture

n. state of being torn or burst open

break, breach, severance

n. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

snap, tear, bust

v. separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

split, rent, rip

n. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

burst, explode, burst outward

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

crash, break up, break apart

v. break violently or noisily; smash;

burst, bust, shatter

v. "The wine glass shattered"

alien, estrange, alienate, disaffect

v. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

dissociate

v. regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"

open, open up, become open

v. become open; "The door opened"

break

v. crack; of the male voice in puberty; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir"

punch, perforate

v. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

pass, crack, break through

v. as through a barrier; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county"

claw

v. scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

burst

v. move suddenly, energetically, or violently; "He burst out of the house into the cool night"

make a hole into, pierce

v. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

pan, trash, tear apart

v. express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"

level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

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